Pemberdayaan Kelompok Kader Dan Keluarga Tanggap Lansia Dalam Upaya Pencegahan Hipertensi Di Kelurahan Linggasari

Abstract

Hypertension in Indonesia requires serious attention because it is the number 3 cause of death after stroke and tuberculosis. Along with the increasing number of people with hypertension in Indonesia, the government has formulated various health service policies for the elderly so that the degree and quality of health of elderly people with hypertension can improve. One of them is by launching health services for the elderly through several levels. Services at the community level are carried out by the Elderly Posyandu. The description of the situation above is the basis for why it is necessary to empower elderly posyandu cadres to prevent hypertension and its complications in Linggasari Village, Ciamis Regency. The form of this community service activity isin the form of providing education about hypertension and its complications and, providing blood pressure checking training for cadres. The subjects in this activity were all hypertension cadres in the Linggasari Village area, Ciamis Regency. This location was chosen considering that hypertension cases in this area are still quite high. This service activity received a warm welcome from the participants. This is evidenced by the number of participants who are active in discussions and asking questions. After the discussion session, the speaker conducted an oral post test to the participants, in the post test 100% of the participants were able to answer the questions submitted by the speaker correctly. The conclusion that can be drawn from this activity is that all participants are quite active in this activity and do not leave the place until the event is over. Efforts to increase community knowledge about hypertension can be maximized after this activity as measured by the results of apperception and evaluation.